In the summer of 2010, Faranaz was chosen to take part in a Skateistan photojournalism project called 'Through My Eyes'. This gave her a voice, which she used to talk about her past and present home life outside of Skateistan. In the summer of 2011, one year after this film project was completed, Faranaz left Kabul permanently, when her family made the move north to a village near Mazar-e-Sharif at the insistence of her older brother. By January 2012 she was engaged. The 'Through My Eyes' project gives a glimpse into her life, as a 13-year-old girl living in Kabul. It is at once a very personal story, and one that contains shadows of the lives of millions of other young women living in Afghanistan today.

Drawing from the ‘Through my eyes’ project and personal interviews, Faranaz’s story is shared at greater length in the Skateistan book ‘Skateistan – The Tale of Skateboarding in Afghanistan’.

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Skateistan is currently seeking a Programs Officer (Kabul) and Programs Officer (Mazar-e-Sharif) to join our team in Afghanistan. The position is for an Afghan national, and female applicants are encouraged. Start date would be immediately and applicants should be interested in long-term employment.

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